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1921 - 2017
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Obituary for Fay Gibbons
Buford Fay Gibbons, 95, a resident of Springdale, Arkansas, passed away May 25, 2017 at Northwest Medical Center.
He was born December 23, 1921 in Dover, Arkansas to Herbert Matthew Gibbons and Anna Mae Hardcastle Gibbons. He graduated from Parkers Chapel High School near El Dorado, Arkansas, before entering the Army Air Corps in 1942. Fay served in WWII and was stationed in Italy at a B-17 base where he managed an oxygen plant.
After his return Fay married the love of his life, Betty Jane Walker. They celebrated 67 years of marriage in February of 2016, one month prior to her death. He retired from A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. in 1995 where he was an investment advisor for 17 years.
Fay is survived by one daughter, Denise Gibbons-Cobb (Bill), and one son, Chip Gibbons (Becca). He was Pap-paw to three grandchildren, Maggie Cobb, James Gibbons (Sirena), and Amanda Gibbons. He is also survived by one sister, Helen Gibbons White, of Atlanta, Georgia.
To honor Fay’s love of flying and in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Tailwind Aviation Foundation (www.tailwindfoundation.org).
He was born December 23, 1921 in Dover, Arkansas to Herbert Matthew Gibbons and Anna Mae Hardcastle Gibbons. He graduated from Parkers Chapel High School near El Dorado, Arkansas, before entering the Army Air Corps in 1942. Fay served in WWII and was stationed in Italy at a B-17 base where he managed an oxygen plant.
After his return Fay married the love of his life, Betty Jane Walker. They celebrated 67 years of marriage in February of 2016, one month prior to her death. He retired from A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. in 1995 where he was an investment advisor for 17 years.
Fay is survived by one daughter, Denise Gibbons-Cobb (Bill), and one son, Chip Gibbons (Becca). He was Pap-paw to three grandchildren, Maggie Cobb, James Gibbons (Sirena), and Amanda Gibbons. He is also survived by one sister, Helen Gibbons White, of Atlanta, Georgia.
To honor Fay’s love of flying and in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Tailwind Aviation Foundation (www.tailwindfoundation.org).
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